On our way to Franklin, the UNCers that joined us on our evacuation trip began researching what was going on in the area during the week. They then came across a local high school American football team, the Fairview Yellow Jackets, who would be playing a game. The UNCers told us that high school football games, particularly in small-town America, were often considered the most important event of each week, that whole towns would gather to watch their team compete. We didn’t

From the very first week we arrived in Hong Kong, we continued the much-loved, long-standing GLOBE tradition of attending the Wednesday Night Happy Valley Horse Races in Wan Chai! From my understanding, the pre-game (and post-game, for that matter) activities have been very different amongst GLOBE batches. I know that Batch 12 always went to Stone Nullah Tavern for their beat-the-clock deals and that Batch 11 went to Sushi One for discounts on Sushi after 10pm. As a Batch, ou

When we were in UNC, local students would often say, that it was a shame that we weren’t at UNC during the spring semester. The reason? March Madness. The month where College Basketball is the primary topic of conversation, invitations to viewing parties are copious and school pride is at its peak. Being the college of Michael Jordan, Roy Williams, the 4 corners offense and six national championship titles, it is no surprise that UNC takes this tournament VERY seriously and b